" Are ready to let -- get out the OnStar hotline and while commanding Geovany Soto the Cubs catcher hey -- how are you body. Very well congratulations. -- Iraq and your home run yes they a lot of people are relieved to see it and I think is. I do you feel get different player -- do you see this month as as is obviously didn't even net I had very well this month you feel like you're you're getting back to where you need to be."

" Yeah I mean I've been working hard you know just try to come out of the -- because as a matter of you know tell you one day at a time and you know -- You know -- state pitchers lot of games."

" You know a lot of people said that -- that aren't you have said well you know what maybe the World Baseball Classic thing affected him and and maybe that's why he got off to the kind of start he did in April when you look back and everything is you're the guy with the -- Do you think it was a mistake to do the World Baseball Classic or would you dumb things differently."

" Not I don't know. Right now you know Phil -- you reduce go in the world baseball players do because you got a chance player from my home crowd and in LA gives you. Good perspective and and you know play afraid of fans and and you know and I can't really can't say you know I wouldn't do it again or I shouldn't have been led by ERI feel good that I did it."

" What was the toughest thing than in terms of going from bad. To preparing yourself for the regular season."

" All -- the good bit there wasn't something I mean we -- club. Went -- you don't play a few games you know came back still had you know two weeks do and then spring training so I mean I'll pair of those top --"

" He's Geovany Soto -- NL rookie of the year last season and -- you're listening to Mully and Hanley on the score."

" It's it's great to talk to do we get to talk to about about what's going on the team and also with the pitching staff and."

" You know we were discussing it earlier in the showed TO where you feel you've got a guy like Carlos Zambrano go down. And what has to have is everybody has to pick up their game a little bit and we've seen that with your starting rotation just about everybody I can think of."

" Has come out and and done well and pitched well do you get that sense to get that sense of guys stepping up and certainly you're one of the guys that stepped up with so Ramos Ramirez going down."

" The only no -- I'm in every everybody just got to chip in and then and you know good food good job and knows -- started -- a slow the bullpen every -- they've been coming in and you are really good you know up down the stretch and you know good to see that you know we've we've each other familiar Estrada -- team in the you know bottom line is just win ball games."

" You guys won nine of twelve ball games after going through that stretch where you lost seven of nine what what do you think has been the key inside the clubhouse. What do you guys know to be the key. In terms of helping lift you out of that April doldrums so to speak."

" Armed just because certain you know and just play baseball mean you know we got Soria and you know we've always. Bill's -- you know send a message. You know you you know you've known by a by leading up to -- a game was with a home run so. You know as just a matter of haven't. You know just keep it going got a good thing going right now -- right where they hadn't been. And now we got a great pitching staff and their middle areas but it off for the -- their -- men now are starting to show. You know everybody's just you know as being to go to look like you bishops. -- right now we feel the war we added and we you've got to keep -- yards."

" When your batting average on the season -- is not where you want and obviously I think you're still under 202 the year but. We look at the 37 at bats this month and you get to 97 average obviously. You that shows the improvement he made. These did you -- look at that you care about it via the way to the end of the year idea he would do you worry about where you read statistically ever."

" I'm not really I mean especially now Ramirez tour you can wish. You know hundred some games ago -- and we've five months ago wave and right now I got what. I mean maybe I'm. The event by even ninety's let's just finish a book by on their bats so you figure you know I have love for on the best early OSI can do a lot of damage would foreigner about you know. Clue what she looks great right now is you know we're winning ball games with a couple of our regulars you know gone down and officially get a feel our bench should you know. Pick him up and and I pitching staff and step it up."

" And how are you feel -- physically I mean we remember that that the -- had they even have to go on the DL with it but. But it looked it looked pretty bad just watch you try to throw the ball."

" Yeah I mean. I tell you I -- permission but you know right now I feel really good I mean -- I feel better than what I started the year army I do. My arms to loosen you know and I know I have no problem right now I feel really good."

" What in the world his -- military and half."

" Leo you always have loved you know you always have done -- Jews say you know -- pop but. You know he did stay there right fielder and then you know. We've talked school it's hard to. Well actually both talked reverend you know come here I could become inside you know they'll be afraid to pull and drive the ball you don't. In LA he's been doing great -- and I'll hopefully be critics over thirty home run area."

" He's Ernie banks and half off after that our daughters live regular -- here it's -- Geovany Soto of the Cubs catcher joining us it's Molly it's at least examine filling in for Brian and Chicago Sports Radio 67 of the score and death. You know it's funny you mention that Louis blues said that he saw him in batting practice but the guy would would be pop in the ball and then when he get into the game we just kept. Shoot at the same spot there between now at first and second basically final not to let it -- just are driving it and invest quit. The guys -- up five home runs I wish I wish every problem could be solved that easily."

" Bob may or your high job but you know I had seem like they're never -- to Islam though but -- these guys they're great Jeremy needy young but he knows what he's going in do you really know pretty -- the game so. Failed to pray and to turn a ball and and you know as soon gonna mean it's as great. You know great feeling especially me I've been playing within -- came out without someone as we sign and Taylor that -- really have made me who -- thought you know."

" That's thats one amazing story the other one obviously it -- for regular fans. He is is Bobby scales and -- think of how much this guy had to endure at the minor league level and you're just in the minors a few years ago but now for eleven years at -- but I could you imagine doing what he eats what he did eleven years in the minors."

" I know and nine million if you look at then number and I mean he almost every year he had 300 and you know he got out you know morning had a twelve. You know Tony bombs and you know he it's very difficult popular there he can run. -- and and we can and I mean the other guy the guy who would get you know I come I'm so glad they the only opportunity and and making the most of any you know maybe open my than. And you know have. I have a good career and -- coming could be really deserve that mean you're held off from. Can't believe the world guys have a great article about you know computers not a shot an opinion on you -- need there ma'am we know we're so glad you know I haven't done right now."

" He's Geovany Soto of the Cubs catcher until we'll we'll let you go wood just on the way out you you know. The expectation level here in Chicago woman you've been with a big -- health club now does your third year even though you with a rookie the last she got to call up. I you've been through it and you've seen -- The excitement level the fans and the expectation level. Does that ever get old media get tired of everybody kind of picking away at everything when we're like data mean. We're just taken every -- and trying to tear it often and see what's underneath -- at it and you know I guess of the World Series fever everybody wants to win everything in one day and it's a long long season."

" Yeah alone you know it'd I just in another way I mean. I think we got the best friends in the whole world we haven't won a world citizen on New Year's end and we still. You know put 40000 people every -- out in the league is so. -- bass pro World Series than men and they don't panic a little bit you know you can say they -- have their right to really you know he's just US -- old -- on the depth. You know carry that you know -- put your -- ahead but. You know I I think our fans will -- no matter what but I yo. You know we're all here for the same goal and has you know ultimately in the mid in the postseason and the you know. To win the World Series play you know we've still got a lot of base for a playoff."

" All right great stuff TO great to see you left getting off the -- the big home run last night we appreciate your time body all right thank you very much. It's Geovany Soto of the Cubs catcher of the rookie of the year last year and and again at 297 in the in this month that's pretty good and that's -- Turn things around was good to see him -- backed him and and everybody lifting their game while you got some interest."